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1. Eurasia’s Ascent in Energy and Geopolitics

   Rivalry or Partnership for China, Russia, and Central Asia?

   Edited by Robert Bedeski, Niklas Swanström

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   The Sino-Russian relationship has experienced several permutations in recent decades as both states have undergone radical domestic changes, including the end of Soviet communism and the abandonment of Maoism. This volume brings together scholars to address the current status of Sino-Russian...

   Published June 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Human Security and the Chinese State

   Historical Transformations and the Modern Quest for Sovereignty

   By Robert Bedeski

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Offering a fresh and unique approach to surveying the historical transformations of the Chinese state, Human Security and the Chinese State focuses on human security in contrast with the twenty-first century obsession with national security. Building upon Hobbes' Leviathan, Robert Bedeski...

   Published October 11th 2011 by Routledge
3. The Transformation of South Korea

   Reform and Reconstitution in the Sixth Republic Under Roh Tae Woo, 1987-1992

   By Robert Bedeski

   South Korea underwent rapid economic development under a semi-military, virulently anti-communist government which banned trade unions and kept close checks on the economy. President Roe Tae Woo has, however, since 1987, introduced electoral and social reforms. Strikes and wage rises have followed,...

   Published April 13th 1994 by Routledge